The Laurel project aims to generate insights into regional variations in integrated long-term care (I-LTC) provision and support solutions across Europe. These findings will inform actionable policies to address rising demand, economic constraints, accessibility, affordability, service quality, workforce shortages, and systemic reforms.
This database was developed within the first stage of the Laurel Project to identify and investigate practices using I-LTC models or solutions, with attention to regional differences and gender dimensions in care provision. Data were collected from February to December 2025, following the FLINT framework (www.laurelproject.eu/flint/) as the guiding structure for the process. Via the Laurel Consortium networks, 50 practices were invited to participate in the investigation phase of the project. A mixed-methods approach was applied, combining survey data and qualitative data collected through focus groups. Seventeen practices completed the full investigation process and constitute the dataset included in this database.
The database contains cross-country, country-level, and case-setting information structured according to the FLINT domains: people and communities; workforce and service delivery; organisation of care; ICT and systems; finance; and governance. This resource contributes to the characterisation of I-LTC services and understanding of how they are organised and delivered across different European contexts.
The members of the Laurel Consortium are the following.
Parnters:
Fundació de Recerca Clínic Barcelona – Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques Agustí Pi i Sunyer (FRCB-IDIBAPS);
International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC);
PANAXEA*;
European Social Network (ESN);
Social Economy Europe (SEE);
Eurocarers – Association Europeenne Travaillant Avec et Pour les Aidants Non-Professionnels (EuCa);
European Health Telematics Association (EHTEL);
AGE Platform Europe (AGE);
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM).
Members:
FRCB-IDIBAPS (coordination): Albert Alonso, Georgina Pujolar Díaz, Pol Conesa Vallvé, Roger Cáceres;
AGE: Marine Luc, Vera Hörmann;
EHTEL: Marc Lange, Sara Canella, Sophia Schlette, Rachelle Kaye;
ESN: Aisling Reidy, Begüm Dereli, Inês Nunes de Freitas, Małgorzata Tyczka;
EuCa: Giulia Lanfredi, Stecy Yghemonos, Svetlana Atanasova;
IFIC: Alejandro Gil Salmeron, Arturo Álvarez Rosete, David Linnane, Edelweiss Aldasoro, Fiona Lyne, Niamh Daly Day, Niamh Lennox-Chhugani;
PANAXEA: Anam Ahmed, Bert Vrijhoef, Iris Boot*;
SEE: Chiara Lipari, Paula de Diego, Sarah de Heusch;
UPM: Jorge Alfonso Kurano.
(*) These members are no longer involved in the project. PANAXEA terminated as a partner as of November 2025.
